Endometriosis, Endometriosis-related Pain, Quality of Life
Conditions
Keywords
endometriosis, quality of life, Endo-App, EHP-5, Endometriosis Health Profile, digital therapeutics
Brief summary
monocentric randomized controlled trial enrolment of endometriosis patients from certified endometriosis centers. Randomization to control group (no Endo App use) vs intervention group (Endo App use) 12 weeks use / no use of Endo App. Evaluation of quality of life at onset, at 4, 8 and 12 weeks by using endometriosis health profile (EHP) 5 as a global index. Statistical analysis of global index at the end minus global index at onset between control and intervention group.
Detailed description
randomized controlled trial enrolment of patients with diagnosed endometriosis 300 patients in total, 150 patients per group, randomization to control group (no Endo App use) vs intervention group (12 weeks Endo App use). The Endo App is a german language certified medical device which can be used to monitor the disease and gives support by providing complementary, multimodal interventions to standard therapy and is commercially available. Purpose of this study is the evaluation of quality of life at onset and then at 4, 8 and 12 weeks by using endometriosis health profile (EHP) 5 as a global index. The secondary endpoints of this study to evaluate are Fatigue symptoms (FSSsurvey), pain- specific self-efficacy (FESS), difficulty in everyday life due to pain (PDI) and emotional wellbeing (DASS- 21)
Interventions
DEVICEUse of Endo App
Use of Endo App
Sponsors
Endo Health GmbH
University Hospital Muenster
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
monocentric single side blinded randomized controlled trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Legal capacity * Living in Germany * Adequate german language skills * Female biological gender * Ages eligible for study ≥ 18 years * Medical Diagnosis of endometriosis Diagnosis verification by following documents: 1. Operation Report 2. Histological finding 3. MRI finding 4. Other medical examination documents with endometriosis diagnosis (for example sonography, colonoscopy, cystoscopy) Owning a smartphone and having an internet access Willingness and capability of using the smartphone device and the Endo App Motivation to regularly fill out the questionnaries Owning an e-mail address for App registration Absence of exlusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
* Absence of inclusion criteria * Pregnancy existing at survey period * Ongoing hormonal fertility treatment or planned treatment within the next 12 weeks (artificial insemination as part of in vitro fertilization, such as IVF or ICSI, hormone injections for fertility treatment) * Ongoing or within the next 12 weeks planned rehabilitation or multimodal pain therapy * Planned change in hormone therapy (change of active substance, new start or discontinuation of therapy) in the next 12 weeks or change in hormone therapy within the last 8 weeks before the start of the study * Endometriosis surgery planned in the next 12 weeks or endometriosis surgery performed within the last 8 weeks prior to study start * Previous or existing access to Endo app or current prescription
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| EHP 5 | 12 weeks | Change in Endometriosis Health Profile 5 (minimum value: 0 points, maximum value: 100 points, higher scores mean a worse outcome) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FSS survey | 12 weeks | Change over course of study |
| FESS survey | 12 weeks | Change over course of study |
| PDI survey | 12 weeks | Change over course of study |
| DASS-21 survey | 12 weeks | Change over course of study |
| EHP 5 | 4 weeks | Change between 1st and 2nd survey |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed